LIVERPOOL, England -- In the buildup to Goodison Park's Merseyside derby swan song, Everton manager David Moyes called on his players to create a "spectacle" when they played host to title hopefuls Liverpool.
As blue smoke billowed in the air following James Tarkowski's last-gasp equaliser on Wednesday night, the Scotsman could hardly argue he hadn't got his wish.
In a game that was largely low on quality but high on emotion -- on account of it being the final derby at Goodison ahead of Everton's move to a state-of-the-art new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock -- it was one of English football's oldest institutions that took centre stage.